The F2Lord Chief Justice shall, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, shall from time to time nominate one or more judges of the Supreme Court (in this Act referred to as “nominated judges”) to act for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

There shall continue to be an office of the Supreme Court, called the Court of Protection, for the protection and management, as provided by this Part of this Act, of the property and affairs of persons under disability; and there shall continue to be a Master of the Court of Protection appointed by F3Her Majesty under section 89 of the M1Supreme Court Act 1981.

The Master of the Court of Protection shall take the oath of allegiance and judicial oath in the presence of the F4Lord Chief Justice ; and the M2Promissory Oaths Act 1868 shall have effect as if the officers named in the Second Part of the Schedule to that Act included the Master of the Court of Protection.

The Lord Chancellor may F5, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, nominate other officers of the Court of Protection (in this Part of this Act referred to as “nominated officers”) to act for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (1), (3) or (4).